Garment hanger



July 13 1926. 1,592,107-

M. A. HEIMANN GARMENT HANGER Filed March 21, 1925 Patented July 13, 1926.

Tan stares MORRIS A. I-IEIMANN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOUERE.

GARMENT HANG-EB.

Application filed March 21, 1925.

This-invention relates in general to garment hangers, and pertains more specifical- Qlytoahangerespecially adapted for use in trunks and .the like.

11-Iitherto such hangers have ordinarily been cut in a single piece from thin slabs of wood, .usuallyibuilt up of veneer, the purpose .being to avoid increasing unduly the 'weightand thickness of .the material while retaining the strength of the hanger. ,packingthe trunk, the hanger is apt to be .tiltedv from itsnormal vertical position, and .is especially liable to breakage at the neck Whcnbeing so tilted, eventhough the neck =be .strengthened'by making it'too wide to .enable .the neck of the garmentto fitiprop- :ei'lythereto. 1 The probabilityof such breakageisconsiderablyincreased when the trunk is subjected tosevere shocks while in transit.

One of theobjects of thepresent inventionis to provide a novel form of hanger which will. possess simultaneously the vqualities of lightness, thinness, strength, and durability.

Another object is to provide a hanger which, Whilepossessing the advantages just enumerated, maybe fabricated economically of wire.

Another object is to. provide. a novel means v of wire members included in the hanger structure.

A further object is to provide a novel covering for the wire at the parts there of which engage the garment hung thereon, in order to protect the garment from being torn by any irregularities or sharp nicks in the Wire.

A further aim is to provide a novel form of hook from which to suspend the hanger so that it may be used as an ordinary clothes hanger, but which, when the hanger is used in a trunk, may be folded over in such a manner that the thickness of the hook does not add to the thickness of the hanger.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings forming partof this specification, in which like numbers of reference denote like parts wherever they occur, I

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the hanger, showing the suspension hook extended ready for use;

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same,

Serial No. 17,185.

showing the suspension hook folded back so that the device may be used in a trunk;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary enlarged detail view depicting another way of folding the'hook back uponthe hanger;

Figure 4 is sectional view taken on the line 4-l in Figure 3, the liookbeing shown extended as in Figure. 1;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 in Figure 2; and V Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66 in Figure 2.

The hanger preferably comprises a wire rod 1 bent into'a substantially triangularly shaped open frame or loop 2, which serves as the support on which-to hang the gar- :ment, the intermediate portion of the rod 'formingthe base 3 of the triangle, and the inclined sides 4 meeting at the apex 5 and then being bent away'from each other in Opposite directions to form horizontal aline'd dislocation by means of a plate 11, preferably formed of sheet metal, and having a plurality of integral strips 12 and 13 extending from the bottom edge 14 of the said plate, the inner strips 12 being looped around the yoke portions 6 at the apex 5, and the outer strips 13 being looped around the upper portions of the inclined sides 4:. The inclined sides 4 and the base portion 3 of the rod 1 are preferably covered with cloth tubing 15, the ends of which are clamped by the loops 13 around the portions 4:. The tubing 15 protects clothes from being torn by any roughness on the rod 1.

The yoke portions 6 of the rod 1 are preferably reinforced against sagging due to the weight of the garment by means of an additional horizontal rod 16, preferably of stouter cross-section, and extending above the yoke portions 6 from one of the vertical portions 8 to the other. The intermediate portion of the rod 16 fits securely into a curled-over portion 17 formed on the upper end of. the plate 1.1, and the outer ends of the triangle against spreading and lateral the rod 16 are secured to the portions 6 and 8 of the rod 1 by means of clips 18, preferably formed of sheet metal, substantially rectangular in shape, and ha ing three adjacent sides 19 curled over to securely embrace the outer ends of rod 16, and portions 6 and S of rod 1 respectively.

A strip 20, preferably of sheet metal, is bent back upon itself so as to form an eye or loop 21 projecting from one side thereof, and the overlying ends 22 of the strip may be secured to the plate 11 by means of a rivet or other common fastening means 28. A hook 2a is pivotally secured to loop 21 by reason of its eye loop 2-5 inter-looping with the loop 21. The hook 2t serves as a convenient means whereby the hanger may be hung on any suitable or convenient support when removed from the trunk, it thereby being unnecessary to change the clothes from the trunk hanger to another hanger when it is desired to remove them from the trunk and to hang them in a closet or other suitable place provided with a support for the hook.

Having thus fully described this invention, I hereby reserve the benefit of all changes in form, arrangement, order, or use of parts, as it is evident that many minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of this invention or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A garment hanger embodying a single piece of wire having its intermediate portion bent to form a garment supporting loop presenting converging ends, the wire being bent back at the said ends in respective opposite directions to form oppositely extended yoke portions; a reinforcing rod extending along the yoke portions in spaced relation therewith; clips connecting the outer ends of the rod with the outer ends of the yoke portions; and a plate connecting the inner ends of the yoke portions with the intermediate portion of the said rod.

2. A garment hanger comprising a wire bent to form oppositely extended yoke portions and an intermediate garment supporting loop; a reinforcing rod extending along the yoke portions in spaced relation therewith; clips connecting the outer ends of the yoke portions with the outer ends of the said rod; a plate connecting the inner ends of the yoke portions with the intermediate portion of the said rod; and a hook pivotally secured to the said plate.

3. A garment hanger comprising a single length of wire bent to provide a triangular garment-supporting loop and horizontally aligned yoke portions extending from the apex of the said loop in opposite directions with their respective ends bent upwardly, a central stiffening plate at the apex of the said triangular loop having a curled-over portion at its upper end and a plurality of integral strips extending from its lower edge, certain of said strips being looped around the said yoke portions of the hanger and the others being looped around the sides of the said triangular loop, a reinforcing rod engaged in the curled-over portion of the said stiffening plate and extending outwardly therefrom in spaced parallel relation with the said yoke portions, and end stiffening plates at the outer ends of the said yoke portions presenting curled-over portions embracing the outer ends of the said reinforcing rod.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

MORRIS A. I-IEIMANN. 

